Norwood: Employee Pleads with Gunmen Not to Harm Grandmother as Money Transfer Store Robbed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A young female store owner pleaded with three masked gunmen not to harm her grandmother or other family members as they held a gun to the back of her boyfriend’s head, while pulling the store contents asunder searching for cash during a robbery on Monday evening.

Gibson, Ayala Present FDNY with $350,000 to Fund New Larger Ambulance for The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson presented FDNY EMS Station 17 with a $350,000 check for a new bariatric ambulance at their fire station on 1080 Ogden Avenue in the Highbridge section of The Bronx on Monday, Oct. 16.

Highbridge: HPD Launches Affordable Housing Lottery for Units at 92 West 169th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) have launched an affordable housing lottery for units at 92 West 169th Street, a four-story residential building in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY.

Fieldston: Bronx Vigil Held after Hamas Attacks

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Hundreds of Bronx residents joined various elected officials on Sunday, Oct. 8, for a vigil for Israel at Bell Tower Monument on West 239th Street in Fieldston, organized by Bronx Jewish clergy members, to mourn and pray for the thousands killed [including babies who were beheaded], raped, or captured on Saturday, Oct. 7, in a surprise terrorist attack in southern Israel near the Gaza strip by the Palestinian Hamas military group.

Bronx Family Suffers 2nd Tragedy in Nine Months

By DAVID GREENE

For the second time in nine months, a Bronx family were once again planning a funeral after a one-year-old baby girl died after she was removed by emergency services, along with her parents, from the family’s car in Syracuse, New York, having been found unresponsive, possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Trinitarios Gang Member Convicted of Murdering Confidential Informant

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Federal prosecutors said a Trinitarios gang member was convicted on Thursday, Oct. 12, of murdering a confidential informant. Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, made the announcement last week, saying William Jones, a/k/a “Principe,” was convicted by a jury of racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and firearms offenses for his role in the murder of Frederick Delacruz on December 28, 2019.

Norwood: Search for 15-Year-Old Missing Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Norwood.

After Bainbridge Burns Again, Merchants Try to Figure Out a Way Forward

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

After a third major commercial fire in a 14-year span ripped through a busy business strip of Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood in the early hours of Tuesday, Oct. 10, several small business owners watched in shock as their livelihoods went up in smoke before their eyes and they are, once again, grappling to figure out a way forward.

Survivor Highlights Complexity of DV at 6th Annual 5K

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

The Office of Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, together with the Office of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and the New York Yankees hosted the 6th Annual Run/Walk/Roll to End Domestic Violence on Saturday, Oct. 7. The event kicked off at the steps of Bronx Borough Hall at 161st Street and the Grand Concourse in the Concourse section of the borough at 9.30 a.m. under heavy rain.